Camille Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals; Danse Macabre (Charles Dutoit)

Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

1. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Introduction et Marche royale du Lion (Introduction and Lion's Royal March)
2. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Poules et Coqs (Hens and Cocks)
3. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Hémiones (Animaux véloces) (Wild Asses: Swift Animals)
4. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Tortues (Tortoises)
5. Le Carnaval des Animaux: L'Eléphant (The Elephant)
6. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Kangourous (Kangaroos)
7. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Aquarium (Aquarium)
8. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Personnages à longues oreilles (Personages with Long Ears)
9. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le coucou au fond des bois (The Cuckoo in the Deep Woods)
10. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Volières (Aviary)
11. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Pianistes (Pianists)
12. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Fossiles (Fossils)
13. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne (The Swan)
14. Le Carnaval des Animaux: Finale
15. Phaéton, Op. 39
16. Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31
17. Danse Macabre, Op. 40

Pascal Rogé, piano (4, 5, 7, 9, 12-14)
Cristina Ortiz, piano (4, 5, 7, 9, 12-14)
Robin McGee, double bass (5)
Antony Pay, clarinet (9)
Christopher van Kampen, cello (13)
London Sinfonietta (1-14)
Philharmonia Orchestra (15-17)
Charles Dutoit, conductor

Date: 1980
Label: Decca
http://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4144602

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Camille Saint-Saëns (9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include his concertos for violin, piano and cello, his 3rd symphony, Danse macabre and The Carnival of the Animals. Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy, making his concert debut at the age of ten. He held only one teaching post for less than five years. His students included Gabriel Fauré.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Saint-Sa%C3%ABns

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Charles Dutoit, (born 7 October 1936) is a Swiss conductor, particularly noted for his interpretations of French and Russian 20th-century music. In 1977, Dutoit became the Artistic Director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM). During his tenure, the recording profile and reputation of the OSM increased as he managed to make it one of the leading orchestras in the French-speaking world. He currently serves as the Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dutoit

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